Thanks for your input. What versions of VFP do you use? Because my Dell d266 would not handle VFP6 and VS6 (and it's old <g>), I originally ordered a Dell 1.5GH machine with W2K (and a free upgrade to XP); because of a minor change in the order Dell had to create a new order and told me that XP was available, so I went with it, but have read some bad press and I a got a little worried about my choice. Replys to my question here and on Vfox have gone both ways: VFP7 on XP is great, others have said to go with W2K. Since I'm getting to the point of no return, I'll probably stick with XP and hope for the best!